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Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In (1996)

PG 1h 28m 5.3/10 IMDb
FamilyComedyAdventure

Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!

Director: Ken Kwapis

Cast: Sam the Orangutan, Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Graham Sack

Content Warnings

Other

Kidnapping / abduction

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death
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